Project 100, Estimated cost: US$10,000 – Installation of a pipeline to provide Poimazor village, 51 families, Vanj District, GBAO Region, access to safe drinking water from spring source, 9,100 meters up a mountain.

Poimazo Village

Pre-project Situation

In summer:

The water is fetched from the river, which is unsafe during all four seasons, but especially it gets very dirty in summer season.  The river is 1 kilometer far from the households. Due to increase of washing and household chores during the summer, it takes a lot of time and energy to fetch the water from the river.

In winter:

The fetching becomes more challenging, due to the snow on the way to the river. The fetching takes a very long time and a lot of working power. Mainly children are the ones who do the fetching, which could be considered as child labor.

Project Scope

Installation of  a 50mm diameter    polyethylene pipeline from the spring source, 9 km away from the village

Expected benefits 

This piped access to potable water will benefit them in 5 different ways:

1) The villagers will not suffer from waterborne diseases

2) It will free up more time to work on their farmland during spring, summer, and fall

3) every day, they will have more time to cook meals

4) in winter, it will give the parents more time to spend with the
kids on doing their homework, and

5) Kids will have more time to study and do other activities

Items donated

Construction/Installation  by the Village 

Completed project

Feedback from the village

Date of the Feedback: 05.2024

Feedback received From the Chief Aydar N (mobile ph:882839191) of the  Poimazo Village, GBAO, Tajikistan after, the completion of the Drinking Water project # 100:  

How has this pipeline helped you in saving time for other activities?

 In winter:  It will help us to spend more time with the kids on doing their homework and cooking meals

In spring:  It will help us to save time for spending on working on our farm lands.

In summer: It help us to save time for spending on working on our farm lands

In Fall: It is helping us to spend more time in harvesting our crop

Does the taste change in different seasons?,

It tastes the same in all the season

Does it have any color – No

 Does it have any odor – No

Do use any water from this for washing? – Yes

 Does the water leave any stains on the clothes? – No

Is it hard water – No

 Any tap water can contain different amounts of total dissolved salts (TDS),  which in large quantities would make the water  harmful to drink. So, it is necessary to test it regularly. 

 The water is rated based on the TDS amount per liter:

excellent when less than 300 mg, good when between 300-600 gm, fair when 600-900 mg and unacceptable when more than 1200 mg.

 So, can you plan to rest your tap water regularly with this meter we have given you?- Yes               

  Also, can you plan to have a government specialist check your drinking water if it smells bad, tastes bad or has a color? Yes

 Duaa from the Village Chief:

Our prayers go towards the good health and long lives of Shiraz and Shahida Dhananis, Mithoo and Nabat Gillani and all their family members. May they be blessed in their Iman and wealth.  and may Allah give them many more opportunities to be generous towards others. May the souls of deceased family members, Sherbanu, Hasham, Naseem, Aly and Rahemat rest in eternal peace.